Publication

1999-06-17 - Transaction Publishers

Language

English

Word Count

91,000 words, Guess

Page Count

364 pages

Physical Format

Hardcover

Identifiers

and 2 more
  • Library of Congress Control Number98055225
  • Goodreads6855639

Classifications

  • LCCHE8815 .K37 1999

Description

Perhaps no other technology has done so much to so many, but been studied by so few, as the telephone. Connections presents a series of studies, which give greater visibility to this important element in modern life. Katz examines how the telephone reveals gender relations in a way not predicted by feminist theories, how it can be used to protect and invade personal privacy, and how people harness telephone answering machines to their advantage. Katz's inquiry reports on obscene phone calls, the abuses of caller-ID technology, and attitudes toward voice mail.

Subjects

Other Editions

  • Connections: Social and Cultural Studies of the Telephone in American LifeHardcoverTransaction Publishers1999-06-17

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